Originally Posted by 79pmooney

I'm still looking for the elusive yellow road width fender of high quality. In the past 50 years I've never seen a pair. I have heard that they were made around 20 years ago and had talked to a shop employee with a pair and a store owner who used to sell them.

My best bike is a custom painted bright red, I intended from day one to put on yellow fenders to have a visible bike in the low sun, low cloud days so common over the next 5 months in western Oregon. SKS has heard my wishes but told me they cannot do yellow with the technology of their silver fenders. I currently am riding painted black SKSs but the paint chips off easily. Probably I can get epoxy in the right color but I keep wondering, should I as a consumer have to work that hard for something as practical and safe as visible fenders? It used to be that you could go to any bike store and by white fenders. Even that is hard now. I have seen exactly one white pair of Planet Bike road width fenders. That pair is on my city bike;

Vent, vent

Originally Posted by Kapusta

I had never seriously considered fenders for my Fog Cutter until seeing this. Good Lord, that is hot. Are these the color matched Tanaka fenders from Soma?

Unfortunately, Soma botched the fender mount on my frame.

Originally Posted by downtube42

Yes, it's the Tanaka fenders. The color match is perfect.

I think it looks great. It's a bit flashier than my normal style, but I'm getting used to positive comments from strangers.

I'm not crazy about the look of the rear fender stay mounting - halfway up the seat stays. If that's what they botched, I wouldn't feel so bag about p-clips located further down, or using the rack lugs if you won't have a rack.

Originally Posted by Bill in VA

Painting the plastic fenders would require the paint to have a significant elastomer or plasticizer content in the paint to allow bending and flexing and impacts to not create chips and cracks in the paint surface which leads to water and air getting under the paint and causing flaking.. I have not seen that available in a rattle can, but it is routine for autobody shops, who use it on bumpers and airdams and spoilers made of ABS plastic or fiberglass/carbon fiber. Possibly a custom motorcycle shop could do it.

Aluminum needs special primers for good adhesion.

Good luck, the yellow/red combo does sound like it would both look right and achieve visibility in your area.

Originally Posted by Ferrouscious

Properly installed full-coverage mudguards can look quite sleek. The key word is "properly". Look at SKS Longboards and Velo Orange mudguards as a starting point.

Originally Posted by Germany_chris

You really do want full coverage fenders not just a beaver tail.




I run full metal fenders over 44mm tires. If I didn稚 have space between the seat stays I壇 trim them since aluminum is stiff enough to take without rattling or getting flimsy.

Originally Posted by subgrade

There is no such thing as good looking fenders. Some can be less jarring to the eye, but the most effective ones are usually the ugliest, sadly.

Originally Posted by frogman

Ah, you have the solution ! There is so much "stuff" on the bike you don't even notice the fenders.

Originally Posted by subgrade

There is no such thing as good looking fenders.

Originally Posted by indyfabz

At the risk of turning this into a Hot or Not thread....

1. That bag and bar tape couldn't clash any worse than they do.

2. Water bottles don't match.

3. Overall theme is black/grey/silver, right down to the saddle and (non-matching) water bottle, so the gum wall tires stick out like sore thumbs. (See Mo's bike above for the proper way to add a splash to an overall black/grey/silver scheme.)

Originally Posted by Koyote

And here I thought the thread was about fenders.

Originally Posted by 79pmooney

I'm still looking for the elusive yellow road width fender of high quality. In the past 50 years I've never seen a pair. I have heard that they were made around 20 years ago and had talked to a shop employee with a pair and a store owner who used to sell them.

Originally Posted by Kapusta

Other than the purple tape and bag, I would say it all works very well.

Of course, that is like saying other than starting the El Dorado wildfire, the Gender Reveal Party went very well.

Originally Posted by pdlamb

Ah, it's all a matter of taste. I saw this one in the shop and thought I'd had some bad curry for lunch, but apparently some Seahawks fans like it. (Note how the gawd-awful fender color matches the stem and panels!)

Originally Posted by Kapusta

Well I would not say I like it, it does kinda work...... if purple and green is what you are after.

Originally Posted by WarrenR

Originally Posted by Bill in VA

Your 2 statements are in partial conflict.

A black frame with silver rims is enhanced by black or silver fenders. I could see either as looking good. Like a tux with a nice stainless steel or titanium chronometer watch.

A black frame with black rims and black fenders would be fine for Batman and other devotees of flat black components and rims. But since black components and rims are not one of my favorite features, either with or without fenders, I would pass.

Originally Posted by Germany_chris

Id that a direct mount kickstand?

Originally Posted by WarrenR

Yes

Originally Posted by Germany_chris

I didn稚 know those were available in NA

Thanks

Originally Posted by WarrenR

Could be "Only in Canada Eh!" LoL

Everything on the bike was purchased with the bike from my Trek LBS except the bag, Trekking bars and seat.

Originally Posted by John Valuk

I wasn't aware of the SKS Longboards, but seeing a couple of pictures here was enough to convince me to try them.

I'm positively impressed by the design and construction, and I think they look pretty good, too. I provided my own M6 screws to take advantage of a couple of available braze-ons for mounting the rear fender.

I haven't ridden in the wet with them yet, but the Longboards provide more coverage (especially the front fender) than the ones I had been using.